Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Croatia
Croatia: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 100.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Croatia, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Croatia is 100.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Croatia peaked at 100.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2000.
That places Croatia 7th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.9% | — |
| 2001 | 17.4% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 17.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 17.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 41.8% | +140.5% |
| 2012 | 41.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +139.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.3% | 16.9% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.1% | 17.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 6 Martinique 100.0% compare
- 8 Benin 100.0% compare
- 9 Bosnia and Herzegovina 99.9% compare
- 10 Cayman Islands 99.8% compare
More environment data for Croatia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.487 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.13 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 9.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.098 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 9.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.103 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 0.1901 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Croatia?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Croatia was 100.0% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2000.
- How does Croatia rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Croatia ranks 7th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).